 2 months in and loving grill! |
| Review Date: March 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: L. Chalfant, Iowa, USA |
I read as many reviews on this product as I could find before buying it so I think I went in knowing what might go wrong.
GOOD things:
(1) The grill is FAST.
(2) It's great to have grilled food indoors (especially in the frozen midwest) and the cooking contained to a nice small area.
(3) It really cooks on both sides - no having to flip the meat.
(4) The instruction guide's cooking times seem accurate for the stuff we've cooked so far (steak, chicken, quesadillas, some veggies).
(5) Takes only 5-7 minutes to heat up (as advertised).
(6) Food tastes great
(7) Cleaning - We decided not to use any soaps or abrasives and it CAN be cleaned be damp paper towels ALTHOUGH timing is everything - don't want to do it while it's hot (and when you're probably eating) but you can't wait too long or it will mean more scrubbing.
BARELY-NOT-SO-GOOD things:
(1) Cleaning - We heard that the non-stick coating can/will come off easily so we're treating it with kid gloves right now. We'll probably back off from that as time goes on so we'll see. It CAN be cleaned without cleansers or abrasives - just have to remember to do it before things harden up.
(2) The grease catcher design. It sits free on the counter underneath the grill so you just have to remember to (a) USE IT! (I've forgotten once) and (b) if you move the grill, remember to move the catcher as well.
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Good product terrible packaging
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| Review Date: March 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Fisher, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, US |
I am pleased with the product, however who ever designed the label for top should have their head
examined. I attempted first to remove the label with a single edged blade, to slow. I then
tried to use a remover "goo gone" which is designed to loosen the glue it did and ruined the finish
on the top of the unit, I have used this product for a long time and never had a problem like this
which leads me to believe that the finish on the lid is substandard. |
Pretty awful
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| Review Date: March 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Megan Connelly, |
| This thing will not get hot enough to cook anything. I spent a good half hour trying to cook eggs on the griddle plate and finally gave up. Don't waste your money on this piece of junk. |
Some Pros, Some Cons
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| Review Date: February 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: JBJ, USA |
I tried my grill for the first time to make breakfast: Sausage patties, scrambled eggs, and potato slices. I started with the sausage and potatoes, given the longer cooking time required. Everything started well, but then I noticed the heat seemed usually low, even though I had the dial set on high. The sausage patties initially browned on one side, but after flipping them, it appeared the temperature had dropped too much to brown the other side. The potatoes would not brown or crisp at all. The eggs, however, came out perfect.
Reading the other reviews (especially Rex Kullmann's) I see this is a common issue. The grill apparently drops in temperature much too far between heating cycles.
That is unfortunate because I thought I was getting a convenient, all purpose cooker. Any foods meant to be fried do not work well in this cooker. I even had to throw out the notion of having a 'quick' alternative to oven and stove top cooking. The widely varying cooking temperatures made the cooking times usually long. My first George Foreman breakfast took twice as long as it should have.
For those reasons, I couldn't give this product 5 stars. The best I could do was 3 stars for convenience.
[Edit Update] I changed my rating from 3 stars to 4 stars. Since writing the above review, I have had many more opportunities to use the grill. The grill still has the temperature issue - it cools down too much between heating cycles (the reason I left off one star).
It will cook well if you resist the urge to lift the lid and check on the food every few minutes (as I tend to do). I burnt a couple of steaks testing this method, but once I got the timing down, I was able to cook some steaks to perfection. Other foods are coming out much better with practice.
Overall, I'm very happy with the grill. :)
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Impressed!!!
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| Review Date: February 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: M. Davis, Baltimore, MD |
| Ok, so I just upgraded to the new 360 grill from my old George Foreman grill. I researched it by reading and watching others reviews which were a great help. I used mine for the first time with the old on on standby just in case. Let me start with the sticker which seemed to be a big problem for most. It wasnt an issue, just peel off slowly. I made 10 grilled chicken breasts on my new grill and 4 chicken breast took 7 minutes to cook on medium to high setting it was well worth the wait. They came out juicy and tender. The grill cooks slower than my other one due to the temp control which is a big improvement . I dont burn my chicken breasts after cooking two of them now its more like after 8; the last two were welllll done. Oh yeah I havent had an issue with the top plate falling off, but when I do I will let you know. Good luck and I am off to eat!!!!! |
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George Foreman GRP106QPGP 360 Electric Nonstick Round-Shaped Grill with 5 Interchangeable Grill Plates, Platinum
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